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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jayapal vows to continue fight for $15

Andrea Germanos - Common Dreams

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sanders to force vote on $15 minimum wag

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill June 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Manchin Proposes $11 Minimum Wage

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Kyrsten Sinema (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Democrats splinter over fight for $15

(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

New year, higher minimum wages

Kenny Stancil - Common Dreams

(AP/Seth Wenig)

Bruce Vail - In These Times

FILE - In a Sunday, July 17, 2016 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich addresses the 2016 National Convention of the NAACP, in Cincinnati. Kasich says he has no idea how he'll vote come November because he doesn't support Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. He also says he isn't sure whether Trump can win Ohio if he remains so divisive. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File) (AP)

kasich kills minimum wage hike

(AP/Seth Wenig)

Rep. Keith Ellison speaking at the Democratic National Committee platform drafting hearing in St. Louis, MO on June 24, 2016 (DNC/YouTube)

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(Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Jerry Brown (Reuters/Max Whittaker)

California's $15/hour coup

FILE - In this June 15, 2015, file photo, demonstrators rally for a $15 minimum wage before a meeting of the state Wage Board in New York. The New York state Wage Board is expected to recommend a higher minimum wage for the industry during a meeting, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in New York City. Board members say they support an increase, though they havent offered a specific amount. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (AP)

CA to increase minimum wage

(Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

"We're just regular people"

David Morris - Alternet

(Kyle Schmidlin)

Screw the faculty!

(AP/Reuters/Patrick Semansky/Jacquelyn Martin/Jason Reed/Brendan McDermid)

Presidential death match

Katie McDonough

(AP/Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Jonathan Ernst/Seth Wenig)

Liberals' wake-up call on race

(AP/Reuters/Mike Groll/Alex Brandon/Jonathan Ernst)

The Dems they are a-changin'

(AP/Evan Vucci)

Bernie Sanders, über-feminist

Katie McDonough

They made college a McDonald's

(AP/Gene J. Puskar)

"killing me to ask for help"

Anthony Fambrough

Barack Obama (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama's ranking doesn't matter

(AP/David Goldman)

"Basic humanity under assault"

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